Agriturismo Le Fornaci is located in a small village in the valley of Niccone between Lake Trasimeno and Umbertide. This family business started as a farm which today it still is. The farm does not have livestock, but land that is cultivated. Stables were converted into apartments, followed by a swimming pool and a small spa. Since this year the son of the owners has […]

Carsulae The Roman city Carsulae was founded along the Via Flaminia in the time of the Roman Emperors. The construction of the Via Flaminia took place around 220 B.c. and one thinks that Carsulae’s growth took place in that period as well. Carsulae had a privileged and strategic position along the Via Flamina connecting Rome and Rimini. Suddenly Carsulae was abandoned and nobody knows the reason […]

In Italy, many abbeys and churches are built in breathtaking places and often are centuries old. On the website “i luoghi del silenzio” many of these abbeys have been collected. So is the abbey of San Salvatore di Montecorona, near Umbertide. Here you immediately understand why it is called a place of silence. The area is well maintained in a green valley with cultivated fields […]